The two clubs met in Serie B for the first time ever in 1989/90 and Hellas fans taunted their opponents with a chant that roughly translates to ‘donkeys will fly before Chievo play in Serie A’.

Fast-forward to 2001 and, wouldn’t you know it, Chievo secured promotion to the top flight.

As a celebration of their achievement, and their miraculous first season in Serie A (in which they finished 5th), they adopted the ‘Flying Donkeys’ nickname as a middle finger to the foolish Verona fans.

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